https://jakeworth.com/tags/github/Recent content in Github on Jake Worthhttps://jakeworth.com/twittercard.pnghttps://jakeworth.com/twittercard.pngHugoen-usThu, 22 Feb 2024 08:30:00 -0500https://jakeworth.com/tils/ignore-whitespace-in-a-github-pull-request/Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:30:00 -0500https://jakeworth.com/tils/ignore-whitespace-in-a-github-pull-request/<p>Reviewing a GitHub PR on that contains a lot of whitespace changes? Extra whitespace can make it challenging to evaluate the substance of a PR. It&rsquo;s high on my list of things that should generally <a href="https://jakeworth.com/when-should-i-not-refactor/">not be refactored</a>. Ignore whitespace by adding the query parameter <code>?w=1</code> to your diff URL.</p>https://jakeworth.com/tils/link-to-headers-in-github-readmes/Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:30:00 -0500https://jakeworth.com/tils/link-to-headers-in-github-readmes/<p>Anytime you add a header to a markdown file, GitHub attaches an <code>href</code> with its downcased name. &lsquo;JavaScript&rsquo; receives a link to <code>#javascript</code>, for instance.</p> <p>Leverage this by adding a table of contents to your README with links to the headers further down the document:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-markdown" data-lang="markdown"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e">### Table of Contents </span></span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#66d9ef">-</span> [<span style="color:#f92672">Cucumber</span>](<span style="color:#a6e22e">#cucumber</span>) </span></span></code></pre></div><p>This will link to a header containing &lsquo;Cucumber&rsquo;.</p> <p>h/t Josh Branchaud</p>